I gotta say though, this one looks pretty good. From what I can see, Rouge, Jet, and freakin' Zazz are new playable characters (though it's possible Zazz is just a boss), as well as Diddy Kong and Nabbit, and that gets me pretty excited.

...anyone else wonder why Sega is so in love with Zazz? I mean, first he's the only Deadly Six boss in Sonic Dash-so far, I don't know if they're still updating-and now he may be a playable character or Event Boss in Olypmic Games 2016. I mean, I suppose he's not just a muscle guy like Zavok and Zomom, but with four other Deadly Six members to choose from I find it curious that they'd go with Zazz. Jet and Rouge are a little less surprising since they've been rivals before, and Diddy Kong is a predictable inclusion...not sure about Nabbit though. Makes you wonder if the likes of Omega, the other Rogues and Deadly Six members, Cream, Big, Marine, or the Koopalings will ever be featured as playable characters.

Spectre the Hechidnat wrote:...anyone else wonder why Sega is so in love with Zazz? I mean, first he's the only Deadly Six boss in Sonic Dash-so far, I don't know if they're still updating-and now he may be a playable character or Event Boss in Olypmic Games 2016. I mean, I suppose he's not just a muscle guy like Zavok and Zomom, but with four other Deadly Six members to choose from I find it curious that they'd go with Zazz. Jet and Rouge are a little less surprising since they've been rivals before, and Diddy Kong is a predictable inclusion...not sure about Nabbit though. Makes you wonder if the likes of Omega, the other Rogues and Deadly Six members, Cream, Big, Marine, or the Koopalings will ever be featured as playable characters.

That's easy to answer; he's the first one you fight. Therefore, he's the one most of the general audience will know. Helps that the same logic got him more exposure in Sonic Dash as well.

3) It's looking better than the last one; had they kept par for that, particularly only having the Wii U version, I wouldn't care so much.

4) The reason I care this much is because the portable games have had Adventure Modes I've quite enjoyed. They haven't said anything about it yet, but I'm hoping this one does, too. Wouldn't hurt my feelings at all if they brought that to the Wii U version, though -- that was my big disappointment in the last one being Wii U only.

5) I was supposed to play the last one with my wife, Ian, and Aleah to review, but that never happened. Hopefully this time...

6) I hope Rosalina is in this one.

7) Soccer and golf? I wonder how they'll compare to Mario Strikers and Mario Golf, respectively.

8) Man, look at Mario go on that track. I don't remember spinning like that before; I wonder what other special moves there might be.

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:5) I was supposed to play the last one with my wife, Ian, and Aleah to review, but that never happened. Hopefully this time...

Aw man, that'd be cool.

LBD_Nytetrayn wrote:6) I hope Rosalina is in this one.

I was honestly surprised that she didn't show up in the trailer at all. I'd be all for her being playable. And if Zazz is just a boss character (which is most likely), hopefully they include Espio as a third new Sonic-rep (Espio and Diddy were my two most wanted characters).

squeakyboots13 wrote:

MetalSkulkBane wrote:Sigh, another one? I would ask when people get bored with them, but it is Mario spin-off so it can go for ever.

I was done with it after the London games. That game was so dull.

Ah, really? London was personally my favorite of the series. To each his own, I suppose.

Doesn't look too much better/worse than the past titles, which is to say it looks like a solid game, but not different enough to give me incentive to buy every new release.Then again, I rarely tend to buy sequels to sports games (My newest copy of NHL is 03), so my opinion might be void.

I like seeing Sega using the Deadly Six, or Zazz at least. I know I'm in the minority when it comes to the gaming community at large, but I think the sizable reoccurring cast is one of the better attributes of the Sonic series and I like seeing them utilize who they have. Hopefully they can keep showing up in the future.

...it's nice to see Nabbit and Diddy hopefully expanding the character pool as well? I don't play the Olympic titles so there's not much for me to take away from this announcement. These sound like pluses for those that do though.